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EDC 102 Library Session

Context Statement Project

Part 1: Community Data Collection

Factors impacting student achievement

Key Factors

Poverty

Non-English speaking background

Parents’ educational background

Special learning needs

Minority racial-group identity

Other Factors

Low school expectations

Availability of flexible grouping and different types of instruction

Inadequate funding and support

Individual and family health

Quality of social services offered to students

1. US Census website at __http://www.census.gov/__

Income/Poverty


Your community

Rhode Island

US

Median household income

$74,591

$55,327

$50,007

Median family income

$84,657

$71,082

$60,374

Per capita income

$35, 881

$28,551

$26,178

Families below poverty level

142

No Data

9.8%

Individuals below poverty level

566

No Data

13.3%
















Race/Ethnicity


Your community

Rhode Island

US

White

96.4%

82.8%

74.1%

Black/African Americans

0.7%

5.4%

12.4%

Asian

1.8%

2.7%

4.3%

Hispanic

1.1%

11.3%

14.7%

American Indian or Alaska native

0.1%

0.4%

.8%




















  1. RI Kids Count at __http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/default.asp__

Data by City/Town: Indicators of Child Well-Being

Get additional data by accessing “Factbook Indicators”, “Create Custom

Data Reports Using Factbook Data”, or “Factbook Indicators” on the

right side of the page

CCensus-based Indicators


Your community

Rhode Island

Child population

4,745

247,822

Children in single-parent families

11%

30%

Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold

2.7%

16.9%

Teens not in school and not working

2.2%

7.3%

Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren

2%

4%















Economic Well-Being

Your community

Rhode Island

Food Stamp Program participation

85

53,632

School Breakfast Program participation

4%

27%
























Health

Your community

Rhode Island

Number of children under 19 receiving medical assistance

316

89,746



























Safety

Your community

Rhode Island

Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children

1.5

11.7



























Education

Your community

Rhode Island

Early intervention participation

8%

10%



























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